| Kasich for America | |
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| Campaign | Republican primaries for the U.S. presidential election, 2016 |
| Candidate | John Kasich Governor of Ohio (2011–2019) |
| Affiliation | Republican Party |
| Announced | July 21, 2015 |
| Suspended | May 4, 2016 |
| Headquarters | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Key people | Beth Hansen, campaign manager John Weaver, senior strategist Charlie Black, delegate strategist Matt Carle, Executive director at New Day for America PAC |
| Receipts | US$7,582,364 (2015-12-31[1]) |
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| www.johnkasich.com | |
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The 2016 presidential campaign of John Kasich, the 69th governor of Ohio, was announced on July 21, 2015. He was a candidate for the 2016 Republican Party presidential nomination. He earned 154 delegates and won only one contest, his home state, Ohio. Kasich suspended his campaign on May 4, 2016, one day after becoming the last major challenger to Donald Trump for the nomination.[2] Kasich vied to become the first Pennsylvania native to hold the office since James Buchanan in 1856, as well as the first from the city of Pittsburgh to do so.
- ^ "Committee/Candidate Details". Fec.gov. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ Mattingly, Phil; Borger, Gloria; Murray, Sara; Mark, David; LoBianco, Tom (May 4, 2016). "John Kasich Drops out". CNN. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.